Experts pls help! Day 6 candling of quail

[jopu93]

If they are not shipped eggs, the blood ring can be caused by a spike in the temperature of the bator. I had quite a few eggs that had blood rings this season....candled them before setting and found blood rings...they were in the enclosure all day and the temperature here has been 103°F to 106°F most days. So temperature can definitely cause blood rings, not just rough handling.

Hi 007Sean, thanks for the knowledge, they are not shipped eggs... i suspect the incubator has uneven temperature, but i am glad i managed to spot one egg still alive (the one that Nabiki said there is a chance)! Fingers crossed!!

 

[jopu93]

I don’t have anything really to add. You are right about the blood ring, but patiocoturnix is right, your flashlight just may not be strong enough. That is a pretty cool day 3 pic though! Nabiki is right about the possible cause of the strange looking one, it could just be a deformed air sack.

I recommend keeping them in a few days longer. If the ‘black stuff’ starts taking up more space that is probably just the embryo growing.

Good luck with your eggs, and please, keep us updated!

Yes! I am not going to remove them because I dont think I should make a conclusion so early. Will just leave them inside. Good news is that there is one surviving egg that i manage to see the veins and heart pulsating (dont know why there are veins suddenly- i used the same torch)

 

[Nabiki]

If you're going to hatch regularly, you may want to invest in an Incubrite. I have a 700 lumen flashlight that I used to use, and it worked, but the Incubrite is better.

 

[jopu93]

If you're lucky, it's just a slightly malformed air cell. If you're not, the chick has stopped developing. See how it looks in a few days.

If you're going to hatch regularly, you may want to invest in an Incubrite. I have a 700 lumen flashlight that I used to use, and it worked, but the Incubrite is better.

Thanks Nabiki, but i think this is the last time im going to hatch... too stressful! kept thinking about the eggs everyday...

 

[Oob Child]

Thanks Nabiki, but i think this is the last time im going to hatch... too stressful! kept thinking about the eggs everyday...

You say that, but you definitely will! Once you get the hatching bug you can't stop!

 

[WhiteCollarWeezy]

You say that, but you definitely will! Once you get the hatching bug you can't stop!

That's soo true. I hatched buttons for the first time last year. Not so good 1st hatch. But I've gotten way better and now it's like a challenge..how many will I get this time???

 

[jopu93]

That's soo true. I hatched buttons for the first time last year. Not so good 1st hatch. But I've gotten way better and now it's like a challenge..how many will I get this time???

OobChild + KaTim0719: maybe once i experienced the hatching i might keep going

 

[junior67]

I normally hatch chicken eggs and around day 7 I always think they are all dead. The chick moves further in and sometimes I find veins harder to see at that stage. I don't know why. I can't remember if I had the same thing when I hatched quail once. I now just watch for light and dark spots changing around that time.

 

[jopu93]

I normally hatch chicken eggs and around day 7 I always think they are all dead. The chick moves further in and sometimes I find veins harder to see at that stage. I don't know why. I can't remember if I had the same thing when I hatched quail once. I now just watch for light and dark spots changing around that time.

Yes I agree with you, the veins disappear and all looks clear then after a few days the veins appear again. I guess we just need to wait patiently

 

[junior67]

Yes I agree with you, the veins disappear and all looks clear then after a few days the veins appear again. I guess we just need to wait patiently

I freaked the first 2 hatches thinking most were gone then boom they were back by like day 8-10